Author Archives: Liz Pirnat

Hungary, MW course day and Tokaji visit

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Liz Pirnat

I’m sitting in front of the castle hotel some of us are staying at in Tokaji, realizing I haven’t blogged anything!! I arrived in Budapest on Thursday morning. Taking an international flight the week after a car crash is not … Continue reading →

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Reflecting on thoughts from Bordeaux trip

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Liz Pirnat

Now that I’ve been home for two weeks, and finally have a minute or two free, I look back on the trip with a bit of amazement. The access we had to Chateau owners, technical directors, vineyard managers, etc., was … Continue reading →

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MW Bordeaux study trip, day 6

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Liz Pirnat

This morning a fellow classmate and I jumped in the rental car and drove to St. Emilion to visit a few wineries.  We started at Chateau Angelus where we managed to shock our guide with questions and caused quite a bit … Continue reading →

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MW student Bordeaux study trip, Day 5

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Liz Pirnat

Today is the last day of the MW student tour of the Medoc and Sauternes.  We started with a lecture and tasting with Denis DUBOURDIEU an Oenology Professor at the Institut de la Vigne et du Vin (ISVV) on complements of grape … Continue reading →

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Bordeaux MW study tour, day 4

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Liz Pirnat

Today was Margaux day!  Or at least the morning and afternoon ways. Château DESMIRAIL, Château BRANE-CANTENAC, Château CANTENAC BROWN and Dewey’s speech on the 1855 classification.  We had lovely tours and tasting at each place. Had some interesting and thought-provoking conversations. … Continue reading →

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MW student Bordeaux study trip, Day 3

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Liz Pirnat

Is it bed time yet?   Started with a tour and tasting at Château LYNCH-MOUSSAS in Pauillac.  Than we had a tasting of 3 different vintages of each of the five regions in Medoc.  This is the first time I … Continue reading →

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Bordeaux MW study tour, day 2

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Liz Pirnat

What a day!  And it’s only day one of the study tour.  A few of the Americans got up and drove to St Emilion in the morning. We met up with Caroline Shinohara in town, than headed to Chateau Villardhy. … Continue reading →

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Bordeaux MW study tour, day 1

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Liz Pirnat

Have made it to Bordeaux.  In case you aren’t sure when you land if you are in Bordeaux or not, they are kind enough to have Bordeaux wine ads all over the airport, including a barrel and two HUGE wine … Continue reading →

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MW seminar, day 7, Austria trip, final day!

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Liz Pirnat

I just fired up my iPod to shuffle for the first time in over a week, and what does it play, but Beatles “It’s been a hard days night.”  This is probably the perfect song for ending this trip. It … Continue reading →

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MW seminar, day 6?!? Really it has been 6 days?

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Liz Pirnat

Has it really been 6 days? Survived my second 12 wine MW stye tasting this morning. After feedback, which ran an hour over for my group, I ran to lunch and inhaled food and ran back to the wine academy … Continue reading →

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